2010

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Long afternoon sends Warriors past Wolves Richie Long hits three out The East Central Com–

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Jtlense. Long atso led m RBis with four and Tabb knocked in a couple of runs. Also having productive outings at the plate were Vmcent Kortbawi with two doubles and three RBls Charles Hill with a doubl~ and single, and Ernie Triplett with two singles. Right-hander Cal Cossich of Ocean Springs got the win, as he hurled 3 113 score– less innings in relief and allowed just one hit. He also fanned six and walked one. In the second game, Long slammed two home runs and collected four RBls, Hill belted a home run and single and had three RBis, and Tabb contributed a dinger and two RBis to lead EC sluggers. Other hitters were Kortbawi with a double and a single and Triplett and Yates, doubles each. Right-bander Allen Johnson was the winning pitcher. Johnson, a product of LeakeAcademy, pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief and allowed just one hit. Starter Colton Mitchell of Lake went 2 2/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits. The southpaw also fanned two and walked one. Lefty Austin Buchanan ofNeshoba Central hurled a scoreless fmal inning and did not allow a hit.

ECCC took the lead in the top of the sixth when lead off batter Charles Hill reached on an error, Quin Stokes sin– gled, and Richie Long loaded the bases with a walk. That set the stage for Blake Lawson's two-run sin– gle. Donnie Tabb got the loss despite facing only four bat– ters (two bits, one strikeout), while Allen Johnson went three innings, giving up two hits, striking out three, walk– ing one, and hitting five bat– ten•. Cal Cossich went 2 1/3 mnings, giving up two hits, stnkmg out two, walking one, and hitting a batter. Each team finished with six hits. Ernie Triplett paced the Warriors with two singles. In the nightcap, the Wildcats scored solo runs in the second and third innings, then blew things open with a seven-run barrage in the fourth. The Warriors scored two in the sixth and one in the seventh. Starter Brett Blaise (3-5) got the win in going the dis– tance, giving up four hits, striking out eight, and walk– ing eight. Warrior starter Triplett got the loss in his 3 l/3 innings

on the mound, He struck out two and walked two before Tyler Dalton relieved in the fourth. Long paced ECCC at the plate with a double and a sin– gle. Hawkins led the Wildcats' l 0-hit attackwith a homer and a single. ECCC 12-13 Co-Lin 7-1 The Warriors grabbed a pair of victories from Copiab-Lincoln Friday after– noon in Wesson, rallying from an early 3-0 deficit to claim a 12-7 decision in the opener, then cruised 13-1 in the second contest to com– plete the sweep. With the wins, the Warriors improved to 24-8 overall and 6-4 in the MACJC South Division. ECCC is currently tied for second in the South with Jones. The Bobcats come to Decatur today with double– header action set for 3 p.m. In the first win over Co– Lin, Richie Long of Carthage and Andre Yates of Grenada each homered and singled, and Donnie Tabb of Neshoba Central contributed four singles to lead the EC . . .

munity College Warriors bounced back from a double- header loss at from Pearl Riv~r to combined take a parr of t wins at Cop- repor s iab-Lincoln in MACJC South Division baseball action last week. ECCC entered this week 24-8 overall and 6-4 m league play. PearlFUver 6-9 ECCC S-3 Jake Hawkins blasted a three-run homer in the bot– tom of the stxth inning to propel Pearl River to a come– from-behind victory over ECCC in the opening game of an MACJC South Division doubleheader on March 30 at Poplarville. Hawkins also smashed a two-run dinger in The River's 9-3 nightcap win as the Wildcats improved to 15- 16 overall and 6-4 in division play. ECCC dropped to 22-8 and 4-4. Ricardo Velez had a two– run homer over the center field fence for the Warriors In the top of the 6 fth, the Warriors left runners strand- . . . _ ...

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